The Big Steal (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781565124462)

Hired to assess the value of broken and missing antiques following a suspicious burglary at a Virginia manor house, intrepid appraiser and amateur sleuth Sterling Glass finds that her job is more complicated than she'd anticipated. The antiques, she realizes, are not always what they seem: some are worth tens of thousands, others are well-done replicas.

Whether the well-traveled and well-heeled couple who once owned Wynderly could have been trafficking in fakes is what Sterling must unravel from the secret rooms, hidden treasures, uncovered diaries, and convoluted trail of paperwork and provenance. As our sharp-witted heroine sifts through details doled out by the museum's curators, board members, and the town's local residents, she discovers that objects, unlike people, do not lie.

The Big Steal is a delightful mystery that enhances readers' antiques acumen and provides an easy guide to identifying the most popular styles and periods in an illustrated appendix.


Author: Emyl Jenkins
ISBN-10: 1565124464
ISBN-13: 9781565124462
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Language: English
Published: 07/01/2009
Pages: 366
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.24h x 5.72w x 0.99d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/04/2009 pg. 37
Booklist 05/01/2009 pg. 16
Library Journal 06/01/2009 pg. 76
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2009
BookPage 08/01/2009